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Flower pollination algorithm with pollinator attraction [PDF]
Evolutionary Intelligence, 2022 The Flower Pollination Algorithm (FPA) is a highly efficient optimization algorithm that is inspired by the evolution process of flowering plants. In the present study, a modified version of FPA is proposed accounting for an additional feature of flower pollination in nature that is the so-called pollinator attraction.
Mergos, P. E., Yang, X-S.
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Current Biology, 2020 Pritchard and Vallejo-Marín introduce the process and evolution of buzz pollination.
Pritchard, David J +1 more
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Pollination Services of Mango Flower Pollinators [PDF]
Journal of Insect Science, 2015 Measuring wild pollinator services in agricultural production is very important in the context of sustainable management. In this study, we estimated the contribution of native pollinators to mango fruit set production of two mango cultivars Mangifera indica (L). cv. 'Sala' and 'Chok Anan'. Visitation rates of pollinators on mango flowers and number of
Huda, A. Nurul +4 more
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Pollination services in the UK: how important are honeybees? [PDF]
, 2011 Pollination services are known to provide substantial benefits to human populations and agriculture in particular. Although many species are known to provide pollination services, honeybees (Apis mellifera) are often assumed to provide the majority of ...
Bailey, Alison P. +3 more
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Using citizen science to monitor pollination services [PDF]
, 2015 1. Pollination by insects is a vital ecosystem service and the need for its assessment is increasing in recognition and political pressure, but there are currently no large-scale systematic monitoring schemes in place to measure the direct provision of ...
Ahrné +34 more
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The evolution of Cayaponia (Cucurbitaceae) [PDF]
, 2010 Premise of the study: The Cucurbitaceae genus Cayaponia comprises ∼60 species that occur from Uruguay to the southern United States and the Caribbean; C. africana occurs in West Africa and on Madagascar.
Duchen, Pablo, Renner, Susanne S.
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Factors Affecting Pollinators and Pollination [PDF]
Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, 2012 While it has been known for at least a decade that the colony numbers of the managed pollinator, the Western honey bee Apis mellifera, was on the decline, pollinator problemwas not well publicized until the Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) further ravaged the honey bee population in the United States [1].
Zachary Y. Huang, Tugrul Giray
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Dynamical transitions in a pollination--herbivory interaction [PDF]
, 2015 Plant-pollinator associations are often seen as purely mutualistic, while in reality they can be more complex. Indeed they may also display a diverse array of antagonistic interactions, such as competition and victim--exploiter interactions.
Encinas-Viso, Francisco +1 more
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The Last Mile: Using Local Knowledge to Identify Barriers to Sustainable Grain Legume Production
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2018 Grain legumes (or pulses–annual leguminous crops that are harvested solely for their dried seeds such as lentils or chickpeas) are essential for sustainable cropping systems.
Barbara M. Smith +6 more
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Scale dependent drivers of wild bee diversity in tropical heterogeneous agricultural landscapes
Ecology and Evolution, 2016 Summary Factors associated with agricultural intensification, for example, loss of seminatural vegetation and pesticide use has been shown to adversely affect the bee community.
Parthiba Basu +6 more
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